Hatchimals will be back in UK stores soon, according to the manufacturer of the must-have Christmas toy
DESPERATE parents have been reassured by the toy's manufacturer that Hatchimals will be back in British stores soon.
This year's must-have Christmas present, an egg which hatches into an interactive bird when rubbed, flew off the shelves as parents flocked to snap up the sought-after toy.
Priced at £59.99, Hatchimals have been the bane of many parents' Christmas shopping trips, after retailers sold out of the popular toy before thousands of shoppers could get their hands on them.
Hatchimals have even started cropping up on eBay at vastly inflated prices, with some being sold for two or three times their recommended retail value.
But now the nightmare is set to end, as the company behind the popular toys has revealed that stock is set to be replenished soon.
reports that a spokesperson for Hatchimals, which are manufactured by Spin Master, had good news for frustrated parents.
After being asked if stock of the toy won't be replenished until after Christmas, the spokesperson said: "No – that’s not the case. I can confirm there is still more stock to be delivered."
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The news is likely to get shoppers scrambling to stores to snap up the interactive eggs, whose stock can be tracked .
This stock update comes after we revealed how crooks had hatched a cruel Facebook scam to con parents out of money by claiming they had stock of the sold-out eggs.
Shoppers have also been reminded of the golden rule in looking out for Hatchimal scammers: if a deal seems like it's too good to be true, that's probably because it is.